Dr. Hassan Sajjad, Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, understands the complexities of modern healthcare delivery. “The concept is fairly simple. It’s the value created for our patients, as measured by their outcomes per dollar spent,” he says. Yet implementing this vision requires fundamental changes in how we deliver, measure, and pay for healthcare services.
How AI Is Advancing Value-Based Care
Artificial intelligence is emerging as a crucial tool in advancing value-based care. As Dr. Sajjad notes, “AI has a lot of role in providing bedside or augmenting the bedside care, especially in the staffing shortage way of things that we are right now.” From automated documentation to predictive analytics, AI technologies are helping providers focus on what matters most — patient care.
This challenge has driven the adoption of portable CT scanners and ultrasound devices, enabling critical diagnostics without compromising patient safety.
Innovative Solutions for Meeting Healthcare Delivery Demands
The transformation of healthcare delivery demands innovative solutions, particularly in critical care settings. Dr. Sajjad highlights how portable imaging technologies are revolutionizing patient care: “Moving that patient out of the ICU, out of that critical care setting over to radiology, is extremely risky. […] It takes a whole team of three, four personnel, including the respiratory therapist. We often send a provider with the patient to the radiology because we think that it’s that risky.”
Portable Imaging Tech Delivers Across Settings
Portable imaging technology is revolutionizing care delivery across different clinical settings. As Dr. Sajjad explains, “Having a handheld device that you can take with you, which gives you reliable imaging of the patient and you can perform a patient procedure safely at the bedside[…] it goes back to what is the need of the patient in that moment.” This mobility is particularly crucial for procedure services, where physicians move throughout the hospital performing time-sensitive interventions.
Conclusion
The partnership between healthcare providers and technology innovators remains crucial for advancing value-based care. Looking ahead, success will depend on solving real clinical problems while maintaining focus on measurable outcomes that truly matter to patients.
